Sufjan Stevens is to release an album of material originally written for his Illinois album in July.

The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album is scheduled for a July 25 release in the US, though Asthmatic Kitty; we've no idea if Rough Trade will pick it up here, but their track record suggests so. The 21-track album collects songs recorded as recently as earlier this year, as Stevens re-recorded a number of tracks specially.

Among completely unheard songs, the collection features three takes on the song 'Chicago'. Tracklisting as follows: